Layla sat at the foot of the banquet table as far away from Alistar as she could. She couldn’t stand the sound of his voice. She knew he would be bragging and she couldn’t bear to hear it. The falsehoods and misinformation was never something she could play along with, especially to her father. She preferred to sit with Cassias more than anyone else and was more than happy to do so.

“Where’s his nanny?” Tabitha innocently asked between bites of roast and garlic ...